A CAMEO AGATE ‘MONKEY’ SNUFF BOTTLE
A CAMEO AGATE ‘MONKEY’ SNUFF BOTTLE

OFFICIAL SCHOOL, QING DYNASTY, 1780-1880

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A CAMEO AGATE ‘MONKEY’ SNUFF BOTTLE
OFFICIAL SCHOOL, QING DYNASTY, 1780-1880
The bottle is carved on one side as a cameo relief with two monkeys beneath a wrapped, official seal hanging from a pine tree, with a wasp hovering nearby.
Bottle: 2 ¼ in. (5.7 cm.) amethyst stopper; Dish: 2 3/8 in. (6.1 cm.) diam. (2)

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Monkeys, an official seal and a wasp or bee form a rebus for a wish for a rise in the ranks of officialdom.

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